Stove



Patented Nov. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENTOOFFICE WALTER F. ROGERS, OFOIGERO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CROWN STOVE WORKS, OF

- CICERO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS STOVE Appucation filedOctober 4, 1980. Serial No. 486,400.HE|SSUED The main objects of thisinvention are to provide a gas range having an improved form of hingedcover adapted to overlie the top burners for concealing them when they-.'5 are not in use, and adapted to serve as a back splasher plate whenthe burners are in use;

to provide a cover of this kind having an im-- proved form of guard orfence to prevent utensils and other articles from being shoved .10 overthe rear edge of the stove; to provide improved manually releasablemeans for securing said cover in upright position when it is used as asplasher; and to provide a fabricated cover of this kind having an im--1 proved arrangement of sheet metal parts adapted to present a neatappearance when assembled.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings,

- wherein:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary erspective of a gas range having an improvehinged cover which is shown in its open position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail in elevation showing the outer end of thecover.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section, partly broken away; the view being takenon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section, partly broken away, the

view being taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail in elevation, showing the guard on theinner end of the cover.

The improved cover to which this invention is applied is adapted for usein connection with many different forms of gas ranges. Inasmuch as thisinvention relates mainly to the cover, the accompanying drawingillustrates only such other portions of the 9 stove as are believedhelpful in apprehending the invention.

In the form herein shown, the invention is applied to a gas rangecomprising a frame .1 having mounted thereon a fixed cover 2 overlyingthe usual baking oven, not shown, and a burner top 3 supportedalongsidethe fixed cover and adapted to be concealed, when not in use,by an improved hinged cover 4. The usual guard or fence 5-extends alongthe rear edge of'the cover 2 and the customary bur-l lers, not shown,are located directly below the burner top 3. As illustrated in Fig. 1,the burner top 3 is located slightly below the level of the fixed cover2, so as to permit the improved hinged cover 4 to lie substantiallyflush with the fixed cover 2 when the hinged cover is closed.

Extending along the rear edge of the frame 1, rearwardly of the burnertop 3, is a piano hlnge 6 having one leaf 7 attached to the frame andhaving its other leaf 8 attached to the cover 4 by screws 9. The hingedcover 4 is adapted to be held in its upright position by a manuallyreleasable latch 10, having one end thereofpivotally secured to thehinged cover by a screw 11. The outer end of the latch has a knob 12which rides in a guide slot 13 formed in a keeper 14 which is fastenedto the side.of the stove adjacent the burner top. A depression 15 isformed at one end of the slot 13 for receiving the knob 12. Gas rangesare generally constructed of sheet metal panels secured to cast metalparts.

metal is attached to any cast metal part. If

this is not done, the sheet metal is apt to warp, due to the unequalexpansion of sheet metaland cast metal when subjected to the heat of theenameling ovens.

After sheet metal parts are enameled, they cannot be welded togetherbecause the welding would injure the enamel finish. For this reason, theenameled panels of gas ranges are usually secured to one another and tothe cast frames by bolts and screws. Bolts and screws often detract fromthe ornamental appearance of a stove and, for this reason, it isdesirable to position them in places where they are not visible from the1 front and sides of the stove.

In the form herein shown, the im roved hinged-cover 4 comprisesseparately ormed sheet metal panels which are enameled and thenconnected together as a unit without theuse of visible bolts and screws.

Referring to the drawings, the improved 100 hinged cover comprises apair of enameled sheet metal panels 16 and 17, which are formed withtelescoping rims 18 and 19, re-

spectively. If desired, the panel 16 may be dished, as illustrated at20. In order to secure the outer ends of the panels together without thenecessity of screws, the rim 19 has an inwardly projecting retainingflange 21, which is positioned so as to engage the outer face of thepanel 16. Located between the panels 16 and 17 adjacent the hinge, is an[L-shaped reinforcing bar- 22 which is secured to the telescoping rimsby the screws 9. l

Extending along the inner edge of the cover, is a sheet metal fence 23having a flange 24 which is secured to the telescoping rims by thescrews 9. In the form shown, the leaf 8 of the hinge is clamped betweenthe flange 24 and the rim 19. The fence 23 is arranged so as to bealined with the fence 5 when the hinged cover is closed.

The hinged cover is provided with ahandle 25 secured to the telescopingrims by bolts 26.

To assemble this improved hinged cover, the outer edge of the panel 16is inserted into the channel formed at the outer edge of the panel 17.While the inner edges of the panels-are separated from each other, thebolts 26 are inserted for attaching the handle 25. The reinforcing bar22 is then placed between the panels and the latch 10 is attached to thebar 22 and to the rims by the screw 11. The fence 23 and hinge leaf 8are then secured to the telescoping rims and to the bar 22 by the screws9.

With this improved construction, the only screws which are necessary forsecuring the cover panels together are the screws 9 and these areinvisible.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention'has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of this invention as defined by the following claims: a

I claim:

1. A gas range comprising a frame, a fixed horizontal cover mounted onsaid frame, .a

horizontal burner top arranged alongside said fixed cover below theplane of the upper surface of said cover, a hinge extending along therear edge of said burner top, a movable cover mounted on said hinge,said movable cover being shiftable to a vertical position to serve as asplasher and bein shiftable to a horizontal position to overlie and restupon said burner top, and a pair of separate fences extending along therear edges of said covers respectively, the fence on said hinged coverbeing alined with the fence on said fixed cover when said hinged coveris closed. 2. In a gas range, the combination with a frame having aburner top thereon, of a cover having one edge hinged to said frame soas to permit said cover to move into position to overlie said burnertop, said cover comprising a pair of sheet metal panels havingtelescoping rims, bolts extending through said rims at the outer edge ofsaid cover, a handle secured to said bolts, and a retaining flangeformed on the rim of one of said panels at the outer edge of said coverand positioned so as to engage the outer face of the other of saidpanels.

3. In a gas range, the combination with a frame having a burner topthereon, of a hinged cover movable into position to overlie said burnertop, said cover comprising a pair of sheet metal panels havingtelescoping rims,- a fence secured to said rims and projecting above theupper surface of said cover at the inner edge thereof, and a hingehaving one leaf secured to said frame and having another leaf secured tosaid rims and to said fence.

4:. In a gas range, the combination with a frame having a burner topthereon, of a hinged cover movable into position to overlie said burnertop, said cover comprising a pair of enameled sheet metal panels havingtelescoping rims, screws extending through both of said rims at theinner edge of said cover, an enameled sheet metal fence secured to saidscrews and projecting above the upper face hinged cover movable intoposition to overlie said burner top, said cover comprising a pair ofenameled sheet metal panels havingtelescoping rims, a metal reinforcingbar located between said panels adjacent the inner edge of said cover,fastening means securing said bar to both of said rims, and a hingehaving one leaf secured to said frame and having another leaf secured tosaid fastening means.

6. In a gas range, the combination with a frame having a burner topthereon, of a hinged cover movable into position to overlie said burnertop, said cover comprising a pair of enameled sheet metal panels havingtelescoping rims, a metal reinforcing bar located between said panels,screws securing said rims to each other and to said reinforcing bar, akeeper mounted on said frame, a latch pivotally secured to said cover byone of said screws and adapted to engage said keeper, and a hinge havingone leaf secured to said frame and having another leaf secured tocertain of said screws.

7. In a gas range, the combination with a frame having a burner topthereon, of a cover hinged on said frame so as to be movable intoposition tdoverlie said burner top, said cover comprising a pair ofseparately formed sheet metal panels having telescoping rims, one ed eof the rim on one of said panels being ent to form a retaining flanengaging the outer face of the other of said panels, a metal reinforcingbar located between said panels, screws securin said rim to each otherand to said bar, a s eet metal fence secured to said screws andprojecting above said one panel, and a hinge having one leaf secured tosaid frame and having another leaf secured to said screws.

Signed at Cicero this first day of October,

WALTER F. ROGERS.

